Sectional scrubbing-brush.



S. PRZESPOLESKI. SECTIONAL SCRUBBING BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED wmv/29.1916.

MIIIIIHHHN N STANISLAW PRZESPOLESKI, OF OAKDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SECTIONAL SCRUBBING-BRU'SH.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented fluir.. 29, 1916.

Application filed May 29, 1916. Serial No. 100,527.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, STANisLaw Pnznsrornsni, a subject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Oakdale, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful llmprove-V ments in Sectional Scrubbing-Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sectional scrubbing brushes.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a brush adapted for scrubbing and similar purposes arranged with a plurality of removable brushes, any one of which may be readily renewed when the occasion demands.

A further object of the device is to provide a composite brush having its operating surface formed of a plurality of individual brush members, the said members being readily released and removed when desired, the entire structure forming a serviceable unitary artic-le when operatively arranged.

A. still further object of the invention is the provision of a scrubbing brush that is easy and inexpensive to manufacture and which is rendered more durable and lasting by the employment of a. plurality of renewable brush sections, a serviceable operating means being employed with the device.

1KWith these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and then claimed.

ln the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views:-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device with the handle thereof broken away. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view through a portion of the device showing the central brush section in end elevation, Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the elements shown in Fig. 3, the bristles portion being broken away and the clamp being shown by dotted lines in its released position, and Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged detail perspective views of portions of the base member of the device with the brush retaining staples mounted thereon.

ylChe present brush broadly consists of a base plate or back 1() having a swinging op erating handle 11 carried thereby, the said back being provided with a plurality of similar' brushes 12 removably secured to the lower face thereof.

Pivoting brackets 13 are secured to the opposite longitudinal edges of the back having outwardly projecting axles 1%1 upon which a swinging bail 15 is journaled and to which the inner end of the handle 11 is lixedly secured whereby the brush may be employed in scrubbing by the use of the handle 11.

The b yaekets 13 have projecting Lshaped clips 1G extending inwardly spaced from the operating face 17 of the back 10 adapted for the reception of the central contracted portions 1S of the outwardly positioned ones of a plurality of substantially shoe sole shaped individual brushes 19 having the backs thereof flatly engaging the said inner face 17.

Angular staples 20 are arranged in a row at one end of the face 17 through which the pointed ends 21 of the brushes 19 are positioned when the said brushes are operatively arranged upon the face 17 with their longiA tudinal axes in 'parallel arrangement. Similar staples 22 are carried by the face 17 having projecting corner lugs 23 adapted to engage over the pointed ends of the outwardly positioned ones of the said brushes 19 at the opposite ends thereof from the said staples 20. A swinging U-shaped clamp 2li: is arranged for the free end of the central brush 19, the said clamp being hinged upon lugs 25 carried by the face 17 and having a set screw 26 for engaging the adjacent end of the central brush 19.

From this detailed description of the invention, it will be understood that the three brushes 19 are positioned side by side upon the face 17 of the back 10 with their corresponding pointed ends 21 beneath the staples 20, while the medial portions 18 of the two outside brushes are engaged beneath the clips 16 and the opposite ends of such brushes are received beneath the staple lugs 20 and 23. The clamp 24 is then swung into position for engaging the screw2G upon the free pointed end of the central brush 19 and the screw tightened, thus maintaining the three brushes 19 operatively arranged. It will be seen that the clamp 24 may be readily swung to the dotted line position as shown by Fig. 4 upon releasing the screw 26 and whereby all three or any one of the said brushes 19 may be readily removed. The brushes 19 are provided with a suitable form of bristles portion 27 furnishing a three part Vscrubbing face for thebase or back l0. The arrangement provides a serviceable struc. ture, in which anyone of the brushes 19 may be readilyjrenewed when worn, the complete device being easilyvmanipulated by means of the swinging handle 1l.v

What I claim as new is s l. A device of the class described comprising a back, brackets oppositely carried by the said back, a swinging handle pivoted to theV said brackets, angular -clip extensions upon the said brackets projecting inwardly ofthe said back, st aples'positioned in a row upon the said back upon the face of tlie ylatter adjacent the said clip extensions, three similar'brushes positioned upon the said back with their corresponding ends within the said staples and with the outer ones of said brushes arranged beneath the said clip "extensions, and a detachable clamp for the free'end of thecentrally arranged one Vof said brushes.

:2, A device of the class described comprising a base back, three similar brushes flatly arranged longitudinally upon one face of the said back, bracket clips carried by the said back overlying the outer central portions of tlieoutwardly arranged ones of the said brushes, staples carried by the said back overlying corresponding ends of the said brushes, lugs carried by said back overlying theopposite -free ends of the said outwardly positioned brushes, and a swinging releasable clamp carried by the said back adjustably engaging the free end portion ot the centrally arranged brush when the device is operatively assembled.

3. YA device of the class described comprising a back, trunnioning brackets carried by the said back having inwardly projecting clip extensions, a swinging bail journaled upon the said brackets, an operating handle secured to the said bail, oppositely positioned side brushes carried by the said back beneath the said elips, and a retaining central brush for the said side brushes removably clamped upon the said back between the latter.

In testimony wherof I aiix my signature.

STANISLAW IRZESPOLESKI.

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